Christmas In Liverpool

SWATHI RAMASWAMY

UPDATED May 08, 2018

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Liverpool is a fun city with music around every corner, festive tunes, dances, waterfronts and what not that lifts a person’s mood. Considering all such stunning entertainment available at your disposal, then why not consider Liverpool to enjoy this Christmas?

The Christmas lights, Liverpool Ice Festival, shows and Pantos are sure to lighten up your month of December with unadulterated fun and festivity.

Attend The Liverpool Ice Festival

A large ice skating rink, huge Ferris wheel,more than fifty old German styleshopping stalls along with a super-sized triple lane ice slide are some of the highlights of the largest and biggest Christmas Markets of Liverpool. There is also a unique Ice Bar which is essentially a room with sub-zero temperatures consisting of pure ice scriptures and furniture such as chairs, tables etc carved out of real ice.

Relax At The Home Alone Movie Themed Christmas Bar

The Home Alone series is everyone’s most enjoyed movies during the Christmas season and it would not get any better, sitting in a bar that brings us back the amazing memories of the movie. The Home Alone Christmas Bar located at the Brewery Village in Cairns, Baltic Triangle, features a Big Christmas Tree,living rooms decorated in Christmas style, Christmas bands,Cocktail menu befitting the festive occasion along with remixes from Sinatra, and every possible type of Christmas Decorations, based on the Home Alone films’ theme.

Celebrate The Victorian Christmas

The Speke Halls are transformed into a Christmas Hall decorated in a typical Victorian-Era style with garlandsthat are made freshly, and a giant Christmas tree decorated with lights and candies and other beautiful ornaments.

There are Christmas trails on the outside where families can go through the halls to locate the reindeer. With carol rhyming going on in the courtyard and interesting activities like recipe guided mice makingfrom sugar according to the diary, along with seasonal tasters, samples, along with roasted chestnuts, you are good to go and have a memorable experience.

Watch The Christmas Pantos

Be it Aladdin or Cinderella, Snow White or Rapunzel, the ECHO Arena along with the Royal Court puts on a spectacular show of all the fairytale Pantos.

Marvel At The Cirque De Lumiere

Presenting the Cirque de Lumiere by the ECHO Arena, it is anawe-inspiring fusion of the aerial cirque-style entertainment with a combined trapeze and a remarkable light show in addition to disco, dancing, a sumptuous dinner, and a full size open dinner fairground.

Take A Ride On The Santa Steam Train

Just like children fantasize meeting and receiving gifts from Santa in the movie, Polar Express, the ride on the Santa Steam train offered by the West Lancashire Light Railway does the same, which is popular for the kids, giving them a ride, getting to meet Santa and where Santa himself presents children with gifts.

Match Your Vocal Skills With Santa

The Liverpool Philharmonic Children’s Choir and Melody Makers group come together at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, to give Christmas a head-start with many songs to be sungalongwith a man in red coat having a white beard dropping by. The songs are composed with children in mind with lots of tunes and is anamazing way for children and adults alike to enjoy a symphony orchestra in its full flow.

Catch Harry Potter Live In Concert

Who wouldn’t know about Harry Potter and who would not wish to see him in live? Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets live concert in Liverpool features a symphony orchestra’s live performance, performing on each note of the movie at the King’s Parade ECHO Arena.

Take Part In The Sno Garden

The furnace and camp of Liverpool shall be changed into a winter snow wonderland. The Sno Garden is an indoor Christmas festival of huge proportion, which would rain snow on the city of Liverpool for each event day, it doesn’t matter if it is un-forecasted. The festival includes a whole lot of things for families to enjoy like Christmas Movie Shows, Shopping stalls, and Xmasoke along with many other activities.

Enjoy The Carol Concerts

The real festive spirit of Christmas is celebrated through the songs and carols that are sung praising Jesus Christ and to celebrate his birth. The festive foods and adverts are other such recreations, but carols are the ones that put life into Christmas.

Shop At The Christmas Markets

The Christmas markets in Liverpool, in front of the Station at the Lime Street, features more than forty stalls selling delicious food, fine jewelry, amazing clothes, great artifacts, and authentic handicrafts from across the four continents.

Party At Massaoke

Massaoke is a mass-clubbing sensation that has hit Liverpool. The Band at Massaoke at the Arts Club churns out some great sing along pop music, indie hits of the yesteryears along with amazing rock music.

Experience The Live Orcestra With Snowman

The Snowman at the Liverpool’s Angelican Cathedral comes with a live orchestra featuring few of UKs top musician performances with beautiful soundtracks and screenings along with live orchestra in perfect synchronization with the movie projected on the huge screen.

Relax At The Cheshire Reindeer Lodge

Ever seen Santa with all his 22 reindeers? The Cheshire Reindeer lodge at Ellesmere Port, Chester, gives an experience to watch Santa along with his 22 reindeers in real. People also get to offer food to them and take pictures with the majestic reindeers.

Winter Wonderland – Dunham Massey

The Father Christmas at Dumham Massey, is met by many people under hundred thousand shining fairy lights while enjoying a mystical twilight trail going through the historical woodland. The evenings there are magical as the people wander beneath the tree canopies shining from shades of lights which are seasonal, amazingly big snowflakes.

Refreshments such as the winter triples and roasted marshmallows while getting cozy around the fire pit, and the scintillating smell of roasted chestnuts is winter-warming.

One of the liveliest cities in the world, Liverpool offers a plethora of opportunities to make the most of the Christmas holidays. There is something for everyone, so what are you waiting for, just pack your bags and cherish the festive spirit while having a gala time simultaneously.